Description of Aega sarsae sp. nov. and redescription of Syscenus atlanticus Kononenko, 1988 (Crustacea, Isopoda, Aegidae) from the Mid-Atlantic Ridge

Marine Biology Research

Volumn 4, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 61-75

  Brandt, Angelika ^a   Andres, Hans Georg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aega sarsae; Isopoda; New species; Northern Mid Atlantic Ridge; Syscenus; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

IDENTIFICATION METHOD; ISOPOD; MID-OCEAN RIDGE; NEW SPECIES; TAXONOMY; TRAWLING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH);

AEGA; AEGIDAE; CRUSTACEA; ISOPODA; SYSCENUS; SYSCENUS ATLANTICUS;

EID: 39749089817     PISSN: 17451000     EISSN: 17451019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17451000701842906     Document Type: Article

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